35:
373:
293:
152:
337:, which shows a woman embracing a skeleton. The image is reproduced on the label of Verlaines' side of the "Dunedin Double" EP, issued in 1982 which is the year before the release of "Death and the Maiden".
56:
277:
414:
247:. It was released as a single in 1983 and is arguably the most popular song in their discography. The 'B' side of the record was "CD, Jimmy Jazz & Me."
107:
79:
86:
263:
93:
443:
407:
126:
75:
453:
60:
400:
438:
100:
45:
448:
64:
49:
318:, a 19th-century French poet. After going into a drunken rage, Verlaine shot his lover – fellow poet
17:
433:
240:
208:
272:
268:
384:
319:
159:
427:
315:
244:
236:
223:
334:
300:
203:
183:
34:
292:
380:
217:
151:
258:
188:
372:
348:
322:
in July 1873. The
Verlaines took their name from the French poet.
291:
254:, which was a collection of The Verlaines' early singles and EPs.
275:
also recorded a version for the Flying Nun
Records tribute album
281:
in 2002. Boston band
Prickly covered the song on their 1997 LP
28:
261:
released a cover version of this song on their 2005 album
250:"Death and the Maiden" later appeared on the 1987 album
388:
333:
This is a reference to a painting of the same name by
311:
Get shot by
Verlaine, Verlaine, Verlaine, Verlaine....
278:
Under the
Influence - 21 Years of Flying Nun Records
239:, who are one of a number of 1980s bands signed to
215:
202:
194:
182:
174:
166:
158:
144:
76:"Death and the Maiden" The Verlaines song
408:
8:
63:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
415:
401:
150:
141:
127:Learn how and when to remove this message
157:
235:" is a song by New Zealand rock band
18:Death and the Maiden (Verlaines song)
7:
369:
367:
330:We'll look like Death and the Maiden
61:adding citations to reliable sources
25:
371:
33:
307:You'll only end up like Rimbaud
352:and on its soundtrack release.
346:Featured in New Zealand movie
326:Shall we have our photo taken?
1:
387:. You can help Knowledge by
139:1983 single by The Verlaines
470:
444:Flying Nun Records singles
366:
314:The lyrics above refer to
149:
383:–related article is a
303:
257:New Zealand rock band
243:and attributed to the
145:"Death and the Maiden"
454:1980s rock song stubs
295:
288:Meaning of the lyrics
297:Death and the Maiden
233:Death and the Maiden
57:improve this article
439:The Verlaines songs
264:Trouble in Paradise
304:
241:Flying Nun Records
396:
395:
229:
228:
137:
136:
129:
111:
16:(Redirected from
461:
417:
410:
403:
375:
368:
220:
162:by The Verlaines
154:
142:
132:
125:
121:
118:
112:
110:
69:
37:
29:
21:
469:
468:
464:
463:
462:
460:
459:
458:
424:
423:
422:
421:
364:
362:
356:
343:
332:
328:
313:
309:
290:
273:Stephen Malkmus
216:
140:
133:
122:
116:
113:
70:
68:
54:
38:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
467:
465:
457:
456:
451:
449:Death in music
446:
441:
436:
426:
425:
420:
419:
412:
405:
397:
394:
393:
376:
361:
358:
354:
353:
342:
339:
320:Arthur Rimbaud
289:
286:
227:
226:
221:
213:
212:
206:
200:
199:
196:
192:
191:
186:
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
156:
155:
147:
146:
138:
135:
134:
41:
39:
32:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
466:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
431:
429:
418:
413:
411:
406:
404:
399:
398:
392:
390:
386:
382:
377:
374:
370:
365:
359:
357:
351:
350:
345:
344:
340:
338:
336:
331:
327:
323:
321:
317:
316:Paul Verlaine
312:
308:
302:
298:
294:
287:
285:
284:
280:
279:
274:
270:
266:
265:
260:
255:
253:
248:
246:
245:Dunedin Sound
242:
238:
237:The Verlaines
234:
225:
224:Graeme Downes
222:
219:
218:Songwriter(s)
214:
210:
207:
205:
201:
197:
193:
190:
187:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
153:
148:
143:
131:
128:
120:
117:December 2009
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78: –
77:
73:
72:Find sources:
66:
62:
58:
52:
51:
47:
42:This article
40:
36:
31:
30:
27:
19:
389:expanding it
378:
363:
355:
347:
341:In the media
335:Egon Schiele
329:
325:
324:
310:
306:
305:
301:Egon Schiele
296:
282:
276:
262:
256:
251:
249:
232:
230:
123:
114:
104:
97:
90:
83:
71:
55:Please help
43:
26:
379:This 1980s
198:4 min 27 s
434:1983 songs
428:Categories
360:References
209:Flying Nun
87:newspapers
381:rock song
283:Velleity.
271:frontman
267:. Former
259:Elemeno P
252:Juvenilia
189:Post-punk
170:June 1983
44:does not
349:Scarfies
269:Pavement
175:Recorded
167:Released
101:scholar
65:removed
50:sources
195:Length
160:Single
103:
96:
89:
82:
74:
211:FN014
204:Label
184:Genre
108:JSTOR
94:books
385:stub
178:1982
80:news
48:any
46:cite
299:by
59:by
430::
416:e
409:t
402:v
391:.
231:"
130:)
124:(
119:)
115:(
105:·
98:·
91:·
84:·
67:.
53:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
